Title Raw SADCP data from the West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 211, October 2014
Project West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey
Authors

Mduduzi Seakamela
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Biologist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, Smseakamela@environment.gov.za

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2022)
Contributors

Contact Person: Mduduzi Seakamela
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Biologist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, Smseakamela@environment.gov.za

Abstract This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data collected on the West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 211, 28 October to 10 November 2014. The cruise operated on the shelf and slope regions off the West Coast of South Africa, between Dassen Island and Groenriviermond.The major objective of this cruise was to survey the abundance and distribution of cetaceans, in particular humpback whales, within the study area on the west coast. This objective, along with the research aims and proposed methodologies, are consistent with internationally accepted protocols. This work provided hands-on experience with logistical and technical cetacean specific problems associated with dedicated cetacean cruises. This work was a collaboration with the Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Methods Raw data in their original format, as received from the instrument and unprocessed.
Data
Embargoed
Temporal extent 28 Oct 2014 – 10 Nov 2014
Geographic extent

South East Atlantic, South African West Coast

North: -30.82
South: -33.6
West: 17.05
East: 18.32

Keywords Algoa, Algoa 211, SADCP, Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Related resources
  • This digital object is part of West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 211, October 2014 (10.15493/dea.mims.26052228)